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Event: Owl Head Buttes

Date / Time

Start Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Registration Closes: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 @23:59:00
Date: Event has not been scheduled
Distance: 125 miles
Start Time: 07:00
There will be a mass start at 7:00 AM and announcements and time for questions at 6:45.
Time Limit: 13.5 hours hours
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 6:39 PM
Cost: $15 All riders must pre-register. (No day of event registration.)
RUSA sanctioned.

WAIVER NOTE: You will be automatically directed to the online waiver during registration. The online waiver may also be found at tinyurl.com/AZBrevetWaiver.

REGISTRATION NOTE: Once you are registered for a ride, you will see your name in the Registered Riders tab. It may take a day or so for it to appear. Registered riders WILL be sent a "Last Minute Notes" email the day after registration closes, normally the Thursday before the ride. This will highlight any route updates, construction, etc. that needs to be communicated. If you do not receive it, please let me know. Also, check your spam folder for the email.

RIDE VERIFICATION: These events are sanctioned by Randonneurs USA (RUSA) and will be verified using approved RUSA methods. Click HERE to see the details of available options for AZ Radonneurs' events.

Ride Description

The route starts in Marana and heads north on the I-10 frontage road before turning east on Park Link Road. Park Link Road has recently been paved, and offers little traffic, and a beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape

Park Link Road ends at AZ 79/Pinal Parkway, where we head south. Before reaching Tucson, we turn east to the town of Oracle. The turnaround is in the town of San Manuel. Being a brevet, riders must collect proof of passage in San Manuel which may be a receipt from a store, ATM, or restaurant.

After the turnaround, riders will experience Webb Rd, another quiet and recently paved desert road. Then the route heads south on Oracle and Tangerine.

Start Location

Directions to the start:
Location: Twin Peaks Rd, Marana
Address: Intersection at Twin Peaks Rd and Silverbell Rd, southeast corner
Directions: From I-10: Get off I-10 in Marana, at Twin Peaks Rd Exit 244/245. Follow Twin Peaks Rd in a SW direction for 1.7 miles. The brevet start is at the intersection of Twin Peaks Rd and Silverbell Rd, SE corner, where you will see the Safeway store on your left.

Google map: Click here

Route Information

Route map:
View RWGPS online map here



Elevation profile:
5,300 feet of elevation gain - but much of this is at around 2% grade.

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Rider Info

Riders are expected to do simple repairs such as repair a flat tire.

Lights: Optional. However, if you're still riding after sunset, you need lights as required by law.

Mile 0: Bathroom and coffee at the start at Rock n Java Cafe.

Mile 13: Circle K in Marana. No services next 40 miles.

Mile 52: Roadside station with food and snacks on AZ-79/Pinal Parkway

Mile 76: Mini Market & Subway sandwich shop

Mile 103: McDonald's in Catalina

Mle 107: Convenient store on the corner of Oracle & Rancho Vistoso.

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